Bangkok vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$1034
🏠 One person rent
$424
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$707
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
89
69
😀 Quality of life
75
50
🏙️ Population
5.68M
1.01M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 116% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 5912th and 8887th ($958 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Pakistan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 1890th and 6597th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Islamabad

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Bangkok Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.1
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.9
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.12
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.59
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$611
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$98.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$65.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.6
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
18.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5905
$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2775
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$9.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$4.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$1.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.53
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.03
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.4
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$561
$61.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13469
$2738

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$737
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$774
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$774
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$736
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$635
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$675
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$623
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$779
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$812
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$787
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$724
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$718
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$680
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$553
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$708
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$571
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$558
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$650
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$590
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$812
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$567
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$765
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$581
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$578
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$763
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$741
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1152
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$593
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$622
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$829
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$511
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$504
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$614
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$727
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$727
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$571

Cities near Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$416
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373